Awards

Shortlisted at Nastri d’Argento 2014

Art Award – VALSUSA 

Special Mention – ASF

Special Mention – CINESTESIA LEGNANO 

Special Mention – CORTISONANTI 

Best Director Award – ARTELESIA 

Best Actor Award LA GUARIMBA 

Best Message Award INVENTA UN FILM

Best Medium-length Film Award EIFF

Special Mention – CORTO BIOLOGICO

Best Short Film Award MON FILM FESTIVAL

3º Award FLUVIONE FILM FESTIVAL  

Jury Special Award FLUVIONE FILM FESTIVAL

Special Mention – FLUVIONE FILM FESTIVAL 

Best Actress Award CERVIGNANO FILM FESTIVAL 

Best Actress Award MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO 

2º Culture Prize – MEDIAMIX 

Best Actress Award ZEROTRENTA  

Best Actor Award ZEROTRENTA

Festival

BIF&ST – Bari International Film&Tv Festival

Festival International du Film de Cannes Short Film Corner

MIFF Awards – Film Festival Internazionale di Milano

FilmAmbiente Corto Notte Vicenza  

AS Film Festival

CinemAvvenire Video Festival

Cinestesia – Festival dei Corti

Mondo Piccolo Cinematografico – Brescello Film Festival

Sardinia Film Festival

Etnaci Film Festival

Eolie in Video Concorso

Est Film Festival

Giffoni Film Festival Forever Young

Inventa un Film

Punto di Vista Film Festival

Portobello Film Festival

Cervignano Film Festival

Shakespeare Festival

Cortisonati

San Marino Film Festival

DREAMING APECAR

by Dario Samuele Leone

short film (Italy; 2012; 16′)

Synopsis

Caterina is a 45-year-old Italian woman who has been without a job for months and cannot find another one. She accepts to work as a carer for Gheorghe, an elderly lively Romanian stuck to a wheelchair. This experience will change her life.

Cast

LORENZA INDOVINA Caterina

MIRCEA ANDREESCU Gheorghe

STELIAN CORNICIUC Ionel

IONEL BARBU Petru

RADU STOICA Horatiu

ELISA DOTTO employee

STELA MARTIN Alina

Crew

director DARIO SAMUELE LEONE

story and screenplay CHIARA NICOLA, GLENDA MANZI

DoP ALESSANDRO DOMINICI

production manager FEDERICO FUSCO

assistant director ALESSANDRO CAPITANI

production designer FRANCESCA BOCCA

costume designer CAROLA FENOCCHIO

makeup FEDERICA DUÒ

hairstyling CORNELIO OLENICI REUT

editor STEFANO CRAVERO

sound designer VITO MARTINELLI

music GIORGIO GIAMPÀ 

casting LUANA VELLISCIG, TATJANA CALLEGARI

in collaboration with 
ELEFANT FILMS

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